Jeopardy! fans convinced newcomer Ben Chan will be next super-champion as he scores 1st win de

JEOPARDY! fans have ruled that contestant Ben Chan may be the next super-champion after a dominating debut on Wednesday.

He dropped $7,000 on an early Daily Double but still achieved a runaway or guaranteed win by Final Jeopardy - impressing Ken Jennings.

Kat Jepson, an artist from Virginia Beach, Virginia, was the one to beat with a one-day total of $20,399.

She faced Ben, a philosophy professor from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Laura Caton, a nonprofit arts administrator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ben - whose soft-spoken nature was a winning contrast to his podium signature (BEN!) - came to play.

He had a huge lead of $5,600 whereas his foes had $1,000 and $800 by the first commercial break.

PUB TRIVIA VS. AARON RODGERS

Ben told host Ken during his Q&A that he's "happy to say I beat" fellow Wisconsinite Aaron Rodgers "at pub trivia."

Ken was taken aback and asked: "Wait so Aaron Rodgers just shows up with his trivia team? Is he legit?"

“He’s legit," Ben dished on the former Jeopardy! guest host and NFL player.

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"Truth be told one week later he came back and beat me so maybe that can be his fun fact," Ben continued.

Ken cracked up and remarked: "You guys are one and one.”

Before taking a turn at guest-hosting Jeopardy! after Alex Trebek's passing, Aaron Rodgers also won Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2015 - the last year Alex hosted it.

'OH WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY'

Ben then landed on the first Daily Double and stunned Ken by betting $7,000.

"Oh wow, that's a lot of money," the 74-time winner said.

Under "Doggie Bag" for $400, it read: “Queen Elizabeth II's beloved dogs included a Dorgi named Candy, a mix of these 2 breeds.”

Ben couldn't get “Daschund and Corgi” but was a good sport about it and remained in first place despite losing a massive $7,000 from his score of $8,200.

In fact, wound up getting 19 correct responses in the first round alone and half of the total clues, which is a formidable statistic.

Ben got both Daily Doubles in the second round correct and came back from the huge miss to reach runaway status.

Scores going into Final Jeopardy saw Ben at $17,000, Laura at $8,000, and Kat at $5,400.

Even Ken had to remark once more that Ben’s score was “all the more impressive given your big Daily Double wager in the first round.”

'WHAT A LEGEND'

Final Jeopardy under "The Bill of Rights" read: "England’s 'Bloody Assizes' & a 1685 life sentence for perjury were 2 main origins of this amendment to the U.S. Constitution."

Only Kat was correct with "The Eighth Amendment" - Ben who wrote "The Seventh Amendment" only lost $999 for a victory of $16,001.

Fans went wild since Ben completely ran the board, landed on all three Daily Doubles, and did not let his $7,000 miss get in the way.

One Reddit user wrote: "Ben has the vibe to be a Jeopardy! star.

"I loved his big wager. Even if you don’t like the category, those are very gettable, and I like the move in terms of his capability of being aggressive going forward."

Another wrote: “WHAT a performance from my man Ben. Takes a huge loss on the first Daily Double, goes on to dominate the rest of the game, and wins in a runaway. A tour de force performance."

A third simply wrote: "Loved Ben. What a legend."

Ben then buzzed in to the thread and joked: “I didn't know my mom was on Reddit! Thanks!!!"

Another person predicted: “Ben has all the makings of a potential 5-day champ."

"I think Ben can become a super-champ” wrote a sixth.

A "super-champion" entails winning 10 games, which has not happened since the gentlemanly Ray LaLonde's 13-day streak in January.

Since clue selection (or Daily Double hunting) and wagering strategy - which the newcomer seemed well versed in - are the two biggest gameplay aspects, fans across the internet agreed he's one to watch.

"Is anyone else's buzzer working?" someone else wrote on Twitter: "This is Ben’s game, and we’re all just living in it," wrote one more.

Ben also wrote on his Twitter account: "My strategy for dealing with green room nerves: tell/remind myself that 'I am the one who knocks.' Too intense?"

WHAT IS: THE SCHEDULE?

G.O.A.T contestant Ken and Mayim Bialik, 47, were announced as the successors for the late Alex Trebek over the summer.

Ken is hosting until April 28 at which point Mayim will return on May 1 and helm the last four months of the season.

Fans will still get more of Ken - whom many have made clear they prefer between the two - as he is hosting Jeopardy! Masters, a round-robin 20-episode tournament in primetime on ABC.